Superstar allrounder Ellyse Perry has been unveiled as Birmingham Phoenix captain for this year’s Hundred tournament. Ellyse Perry is world the greatest-ever all-rounder. She is very renowned internationally she belongs to Cricket Australia Sydney from New South Wales. Perry, who missed the 2023 Hundred season due to a knee injury, replaces Eve Jones as the leader of the Edgbaston-based side for the fourth edition of the competition beginning in July after being retained by the Phoenix for £40,000 (A$76,000) in February. Perry in the past the role of captaincy in domestic t20 for Sydney Sixers in WBBL. In 2018, Perry was an integral part of the Australian Women’s cricket team which went all the way to win a fourth ICC World T20 championship.
BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX CAPTAIN EllYSE PERRY Said:
“I’m incredibly honored to be named Birmingham Phoenix captain. It is a wonderful club which means a lot to me. It was disappointing to miss out on joining the group last season so I’m excited to be back this year.”
“Playing at Edgbaston in The Hundred has been a special experience. We get fantastic crowds, with excellent support, and it is wonderful to see fans from so many varied demographics wearing orange and cheering us on in the Hollies Stand.
“I’m looking forward to joining the whole playing squad, both our existing and new players to work towards a successful season for the Phoenix.”
Ellsey Perry Biography: Records, Personal Details, Stats, Captaincy and Profile of Her Life
The Sydney-born allrounder also holds the distinction of having represented Australia in both cricket and soccer World Cups. Soon after turning 16, Perry played cricket for New South Wales in an under-19 interstate tournament in January 2007. In three matches, she scored 74 runs and took three wickets. A month later, she was selected for the Australian youth team for a tour of New Zealand, playing against the hosts’ second XI. She scored 43 runs at 21.50 and took one wicket at 100.00. Perry became the youngest Australian ever to play senior international cricket when she made her debut in the second ODI of the Rose Bowl Series in Darwin in July 2007 before her 17th birthday.
Personal Details
| Full Name | Ellyse Alexandra Perry |
| Nickname | Pez |
| Age | 33 |
| Date of Birth | 03 November 1990 |
| Birthplace | Wahroonga, Sydney |
| Husband | Matt Toomua (December 15, 2015 – 2020) |
| Height | 176cm |
| Batting Style | Right Handed Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-Arm Medium |
| Career Debuts | |
| ODIs | 22 July 2007 |
| Test | 15 February 2008 |
| T20I | 01 February 2008 |
Records
- she made her debut in the second ODI of the Rose Bowl Series in Darwin in July 2007 before her 17th birthday.
- first cricketer for Australia, male or female, to play 100 Twenty20 International matches
- first cricketer for Australia, male or female, to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 International matches.
- she went on to represent Australia in World Cup football, becoming the first woman to represent the country in World Cups in two sports, and continued for a short while to juggle both, representing Sydney FC in the Women’s League.
- Perry is widely considered to be one of the greatest women’s cricketers of all time. She’s scored more than 6,000 runs and taken more than 300 wickets in an international career spanning nearly 17 years.
- She became the first and only player so far to captain 100 WBBL games in 2022.
Profile of Ellsey
| Ellyse Alexandra Perry | November 03, 1990, Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales | 33y 201d |
| Right hand Bat | Right arm Fast medium | Allrounder |
| Teams | ||
 Australia Under-23s Women |  Australia Women | New South Wales Under-19s Women |
 New South Wales Women |  Birmingham Phoenix (Women) |  Royal Challengers Bangalore Women |
 Sydney Sixers Women | ||
Statistics
| Format/Competition | Mts | Batting | Bowling | Cts | Span | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s | Wkts | Conc | Ave | BBI | 5WI | ||||
| Tests | 13 | 22 | 7 | 928 | 61.86 | 213* | 2 | 4 | 39 | 851 | 21.82 | 6/32 | 2 | 6 | 2007-24 |
| One Day Internationals | 147 | 120 | 42 | 3,958 | 50.74 | 112* | 2 | 34 | 165 | 4,147 | 25.13 | 7/22 | 3 | 49 | 2007-24 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 154 | 97 | 37 | 1,878 | 31.30 | 75 | 0 | 9 | 126 | 2,367 | 18.78 | 4/12 | 0 | 45 | 2008-24 |
| Women’s National Cricket League | 93 | 72 | 19 | 2,766 | 52.19 | 147 | 8 | 13 | 124 | 2,614 | 21.08 | 5/11 | 2 | 36 | 2007-24 |
| Australian Women’s Twenty20 Cup | 52 | 30 | 14 | 452 | 28.25 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 890 | 20.23 | 3/12 | 0 | 15 | 2008-24 |
| Women’s Big Bash League | 124 | 121 | 33 | 4,265 | 48.47 | 103* | 2 | 28 | 64 | 2,080 | 32.50 | 5/22 | 1 | 54 | 2009-24 |
| Women’s Cricket Super League | 11 | 11 | 4 | 372 | 53.14 | 78* | 0 | 3 | 8 | 224 | 28.00 | 2/9 | 0 | 3 | 2016-24 |
| The Hundred | 6 | 6 | 2 | 134 | 33.50 | 58 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2021-24 |
| Women’s Premier League | 17 | 17 | 6 | 600 | 54.55 | 67* | 0 | 4 | 11 | 303 | 27.55 | 6/15 | 1 | 2 | 2023-24 |